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Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Language
English
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"For one young boy and his family at home, the days pass slowly. That's because when your daddy's a soldier and he's away at war, you can't wait for him to come home so you can be together again. This poignant and impactful story, inspired by the author's lived experiences, captures the essence of the daily heartache, fear, joy, and uncertainty that a child whose parent has gone off to war must live with"--
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Language
English
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A stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers.. Though both the Union and Confederate armies excluded African American men from their initial calls to arms, many of the men who eventually served were black. Simultaneously, photography culture blossomed-marking the Civil War as the first conflict to be extensively documented through photographs. In The Black Civil War Soldier, Deb Willis explores...
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Series
World War II volume 31
Language
English
Description
Features the exploits of the Commandos in World War II, including audacious assaults on South Vagsoy, Bordeaux, islands in the Aegean, and other farflung strategic targets.
Author
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Description
Provides information on what it was like to be a soldier at different stages in world history, beginning with the Roman Empire in 50 A.D. and continuing through World War II, discussing what motivated the men to fight, and looking at issues such as camp food, weapons, and recruitment.
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English
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"My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great and truthful medium of history." -Mathew Brady
Mathew Brady and his team of assistants risked their lives to capture up-close images of the fury of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Brady actually got so close to the action during the First Battle of Bull Run that he only narrowly avoided capture. Brady's Civil War Journal chronicles the...
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Experience the Civil War in twenty 4-8 minute segments featuring never before seen photographs, artifacts and hundreds of rare paintings and engravings. Learn about the lives of the soldiers through their handwritten letters home and find out what life was like from the perspective of the average foot soldier.
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